Centennial Public School District board meets in closed session for superintendent mid‑year review; reports no action

The Centennial Public School District School Board convened a special meeting on Dec. 15, 2025, called to order by Chair Knisely at 6:34 p.m. The board voted unanimously, 5-0-0, to approve the agenda and then voted unanimously to adjourn into closed session under Minnesota Statutes Section 13D.05, Subd. 3(a) to complete the mid‑year review and evaluation of the superintendent's performance.

The closed session was called to order in the District Office Conference Room at 6:38 p.m. and was adjourned at 7:24 p.m. The special meeting reconvened at 7:25 p.m.; Chair Knisely reported that no action was taken during the closed session. The board then voted 5-0-0 to adjourn the public meeting at 7:26 p.m. Minutes were prepared by Jody Josephson and Craig Johnson is recorded as School Board Clerk.

Board attendance recorded at the meeting: Knisely (chair), Holmberg (ex‑officio), Johnson, Schwinn, Murphy and Hansen present; Member Linser absent. Motions recorded in the minutes include approval of the agenda (moved by Murphy, seconded by Schwinn), the motion to adjourn into closed session to complete the superintendent mid‑year evaluation (moved by Johnson, seconded by Hansen), the motion to adjourn the closed session (moved by Murphy, seconded by Schwinn), and the final motion to adjourn the meeting (moved by Murphy, seconded by Hansen); each motion passed with a 5-0-0 vote.

Under Minnesota law cited in the meeting notice — Minnesota Statutes Section 13D.05, Subd. 3(a) — personnel evaluations may be discussed in closed session. The board's minutes record the procedural steps and unanimous votes but state explicitly that "no action was taken" during the closed session, indicating the evaluation discussion did not produce a formal, recorded decision at this meeting.